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I think it is still a couple of weeks away until it is released but what are we hoping to get out of the fixture for next year. Playing the Tigers and Eagles at the G and Perth while very tough would give us a good challenge particularly if we finish high up and play finals with those 2 likely to be up there.
A game in Perth on the weekend on the 17/18/19 July followed by a run of home games in Melbourne until the end of August....that will suit me perfectly!
Are you coming back down to Australia for a bit from the UK Fredi?Quote:
Originally Posted by FrediKanoute
Adelaide twice. Normally I cringe at the thought of playing them here, but this might be the year to get them!
Actually, Adelaide Round 1 at Marvel might be fun. Has that happened since Brad Johnson’s 300th?
Yes, via Perth :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastdog
You must be looking forward to see the Dogs live in action again.Quote:
Originally Posted by FrediKanoute
home match against the giants in round one would be nice.
on the other hand i would like to play them at ballarat.
dont want to play at geelong.
Yeah I hope we don’t play down in Geelong again. Way better to play them at Marvel.Quote:
Originally Posted by HOSE B ROMERO
Pass on playing the Eagles in Perth. About them we played them and the Giants in Melbourne.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastdog
I would like a block buster Good Friday again. Could play the saints and have a Bruce kick a bag.
My requests is GWS in Melbourne. Oh and more Friday night games, which will happen anyway since we improved significantly from last season.
https://m.afl.com.au/news/2019-10-26...b-want-in-2020
Western Bulldogs
Macrae notches milestone in Ballarat GF rematch
There's not many massive milestones set for the Bulldogs next year, but Jack Macrae looks set to play game 150 in round nine, barring any setbacks. The Dogs generally play a non-Victorian side in Ballarat, so why not make it a 2016 Grand Final rematch against Sydney?
Bruce's round one friends-turned foes foray
Josh Bruce kicking six goals against St Kilda in front of a packed house at Marvel Stadium in round one? There would be no sweeter way to kick off the season for Dogs fans.
Dogs return to Good Friday
Essendon bumped the Western Bulldogs off Good Friday last year to accommodate appropriate rest ahead of Anzac Day, but the calendar is ripe for the Dogs to return to Good Friday in 2020. - Jourdan Canil
I entirely expected Carlton to go back to a trillion Friday night games after their one year hiatus. The AFL likes to conveniently 'predict' the rise of promising teams (see: traditional powerhouses like Essendon, Carlton etc) while telling actual teams in their window they have to do more to earn the right, with more consistency etc.
If Carlton truly do miss again, I will be pleasantly surprised.
No Friday night games for Carlton, so happy daysQuote:
Originally Posted by The Adelaide Connection
Round 1 v Collingwood - at Marvel
Collingwood and Western Bulldogs to meet in Round 1 of 2020 AFL seasonQuote:
Originally Posted by bornadog
Two of the best midfields in the competition will go head to head on the opening Friday night of the AFL season as more details about the 2020 fixture come to light.
Collingwood will launch its 2020 season against the revamped Western Bulldogs in a Round 1 blockbuster.
The clash will pit two of the best midfields in the competition against each other in a Friday night clash at Marvel Stadium.
The contest should draw a near-capacity crowd under the roof, helping crate an electric atmosphere and bumper TV audience for the second game of the AFL season.
The Dogs bolstered their side in the trade period adding key position players Josh Bruce and Alex Keath.
But it will be the contest in the middle of the ground that will see some of the league’s superstar ballwinners go head to head, including Marcus Bontempelli and Scott Pendlebury.
I hope it is our home game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Axe Man
I would think it is.Quote:
Originally Posted by bornadog
Not necessarilyQuote:
Originally Posted by Eastdog
Yeah there is a small chance it might not be. They do play 2 home games per year at Marvel.Quote:
Originally Posted by bornadog
ROUND 1, 2020
Thursday, March 19
Richmond v Carlton, MCG – 7.25pm.
Friday, March 20
Western Bulldogs v Collingwood, Marvel Stadium – 7.50pm.
Saturday, March 21
Essendon v Fremantle, Marvel Stadium – 1.45pm.
Adelaide v Sydney, Adelaide Oval – 4.05pm.
GWS v Geelong, GIANTS Stadium – 7.25pm.
Gold Coast Suns v Port Adelaide, Metricon Stadium – 6.25pm.
Sunday, March 22
North Melbourne v St Kilda, Marvel Stadium – 1.10pm.
Hawthorn v Brisbane, MCG – 3.20pm.
West Coast v Melbourne, Optus Stadium – 3.20pm.
Home game BAD!!
Hope this is true. What a brilliant way to start the year. Thanks BAD
My mob (Bulldogs) vs my brother’s mob (Magpies) to start the season.
Reported today.Quote:
Originally Posted by S Coast Simon
That’s very promising, first Friday game of the season vs Collingwood, big crowd at the game and a massive tv audience.
Target locked. Let’s deliver an the big stage.
It’s also my mob ( dogs) vs missus mob, over my birthday weekend. Gonna be fun.Quote:
Originally Posted by Eastdog
Perform well, play exciting footy and win. Sets us up as real contenders and more membership sales. Just have to perform well, play exciting footy and win.
Hope we pack it out
Be nice to beat our best home crowd there in 2009 of 51,382, also v CollingwoodQuote:
Originally Posted by 1eyedog
Does this mean the Thor jumpers will return. How much did we get out of all that does anyone have any idea
Good Friday - we are back v North
This could be the best fixture we've ever had. A home game against a powerhouse Vic club on prime time in round 1 is something i've been waiting for for a very long time & now Good Friday! If we could get Good Friday as a home game, now that would be amazing!Quote:
Originally Posted by bornadog
Essendon won’t play Good Friday fixture in 2020 as Western Bulldogs return for marquee gameQuote:
Originally Posted by bornadog
Essendon has been dumped from Good Friday football.
The Herald Sun can reveal the Bombers have been removed from the 2020 game, with the Western Bulldogs reinstated in their place.
North Melbourne will be handed a fourth consecutive Good Friday encounter when the AFL fixture is unveiled tomorrow.
The Dogs’ return to the marquee slot, which lands on April 10 next year, comes three years after they played the Kangaroos in the inaugural clash in 2017.
The Bulldogs won that riveting game by three points in front of a crowd of 42,814. But they were dumped for St Kilda in 2018 before the Bombers were brought in for 2019.
The North-Saints game drew only 33,966 fans, while the Bombers’ thrashing of the Roos this year was witnessed by 48,278.
Dogs president Peter Gordon lashed his club’s omission from Good Friday as recently as March this year, telling the Herald Sun the decision “defies logic”.
“If you count local derbies as marquee games, there are really only three clubs that don’t have any — North Melbourne, St Kilda and the Bulldogs,” Gordon said.
“Good Friday was a virgin opportunity to create a blockbuster marquee opportunity and it has been completely squandered for no rational reason at all.
“I had some serious words to say to (AFL chief executive) Gillon McLachlan and (fixture boss) Travis Auld when we were first excluded from it, but I don’t think any arguments I can make to the AFL, no matter how rational, are going to be influential in what they choose to do with Good Friday.”
Yet the Bulldogs are back for the game in a season that holds much promise for their supporters after a return to finals in 2019.
The game aims to raise money for the Good Friday Appeal and Royal Children’s Hospital, with the appeal this year raising more than $18 million.
Great result, well done to PG and the club for their efforts
Fans have got to come out and go to this match, or we will lose it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Axe Man
A great start to the season playing Pies and then to top it off with the Good Friday game. Great for membership sales if we win that first game.
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Originally Posted by Axe Man
QUICK! Everyone over to bombreblitz!
I will NEVER tire of that gag.
Things just going magnificently at Windy Hole aren't they?
The strong finish to the season has definitely helped us. Great first round fixture and now Good Friday. Awesome news for the club.